Table 6.

Management of asymptomatic lesions by specialty

Question: How would you manage a patient with intraluminal thrombus and no related neurological symptoms?
	Thrombolytics	Heparin and/or warfarin	Antiplatelets	None of the above
Neurosurgeon n = 339	35 (10.3%)	205 (60.5%)	85 (25.1%)	14 (4.1%)
Trauma surgeon n = 135	7 (5.2%)	82 (60.7%)	34 (25.2%)	12 (8.9%)
General surgeon n = 19	2 (10.5%)	12 (63.2%)	3 (15.8%)	2 (10.5%)
Vascular surgeon n = 52	2 (3.8%)	39 (75.0%)	4 (7.7%)	7 (13.5%)
Neurologist n = 202	1 (0.5%)	148 (73.3%)	46 (22.8%)	7 (3.5%)
Interventional radiologist n = 29	0	22 (75.9%)	6 (20.7%)	1 (3.4%)
Question: Should asymptomatic traumatic dissections and traumatic aneurysms be treated with endovascular techniques, such as stenting and/or embolization?
	Yes	No	Only if there is worsening on follow-up imaging
Neurosurgeon n = 339	85 (25.1%)	66 (19.5%)	188 (55.5%)
Trauma surgeon n = 134	37 (27.6%)	33 (24.6%)	64 (47.8%)
General surgeon n = 19	5 (26.3%)	7 (36.8%)	7 (36.8%)
Vascular surgeon n = 52	8 (15.4%)	20 (38.5%)	24 (46.2%)
Neurologist n = 202	25 (12.4%)	86 (42.6%)	91 (45.0%)
Interventional radiologist n = 30	4 (13.3%)	7 (23.3%)	19 (63.3%)